It was 36 degrees at game time and dropping steady. It was as cold a game that I had been a part of in several years. South Cameron came to town for the first round of the LHSAA state playoffs. South Cameron traveled almost

4 hours to play in this game and they came to play. LaSalle won the coin toss and wanted the ball.

The Jena Giants football team has had a great season that includes finishing the regular season with a winning record for the first time since the 2006 football season. The Giants finished with a 6-4 overall record and 3-2 district record, which was good enough to be the district runner up in district 3-3A

LaSalle Tiger Seniors Morgan Barbo (7) and Alan Parham (52) go after a Block Bear during the LHS vs Block away game last week. The game resulted in a 15 to 42 loss for the Tigers, finishing their regular season with a record of 6-4 and 2-3 in district. With the season closer, the Tigers received third place in District 3-1A. LaSalle will take on South Cameron at 7 p.m. on Friday at Tiger Stadium in Olla for the first round of the Class 1A LHSAA State Playoffs

Jena Giant Senior Charlie Smith (5) darts past Caldwell Spartans in a blur during his 58- yard touchdown run at the JHS vs Caldwell away game last week. The game resulted in a 39 to 28 win for the Giants, finishing their regular season with a record of 6-4 and 3-2 in district. With the season closer, the Giants tied Marksville and Avoyelles for second place in District 3-3A. Jena will go up against Mansfield at 7 p.m. on Friday in Mansfield for the first round of the Class 3A LHSAA State Playoffs.

The 2014 Jena Jr. High football team came into this season with a chip on their shoulder after finishing last season 5-1 and 2nd place in league play. Last season the Giants’ only loss was on the road at Franklin Parish, a team that went undefeated and won the league. This year the Giants’ goal was to not let that happen again and to go undefeated.

The Jena Giants played in their annual homecoming game this past Friday as they welcomed the Buckeye Panthers into Guy Campbell Memorial Stadium. The Panthers came in with a 6-1 overall and 2-0 district record and were

the favorites to win the district 3-3A title. The Giants came in with a 4-3 overall and 1-1 district record.

It was senior night in Olla this past Friday night and Montgomery was in town for a huge district matchup. The senior class of 2015 was honored at the 50-yard line along with their parents and siblings for years of hard work and dedication.

Jena – It was a great summer for Dixie youth baseball and our 10-year-old boy’s All- Star team was ready to play. Donnie Valentine, Craig Littleton, and Rodney Phillips coached the Team. This is the group of boys that when

they were 7-8 years old they qualified for the Dixie youth world series in Searcy, Arkansas

The Tiger fans filled the gym earlier in the day last Friday for the presentation of our beautiful homecoming maids and their escorts. There was standing room only as Dr. Sheila King welcomed Alumni from the distinguished